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colour exceedingly dark. The lacing is rather light, and uncommonly 

 perfect. It promises, therefore, to be one of the finest varieties in 

 cultivation, and, when come-at able, will, I have no doubt, command 

 the admiration of every one who cultivates it. I have placed it 

 beside Maude's Beauty of England, and some of the best varieties 

 noticed last year, and have no hesitation in pronouncing it equal 

 to the best of them. 



Craiggy's Britannia. 

 This is another of Mr. Craiggy's seedlings, and is another excellent 

 variety. The pips are very large and uncommonly flat, the tube a 

 little elevated, the eye a fine sta.nless yellow, the ground colour a 

 rich dark brown, and the lacing rather heavy and exceedingly regular. 

 One of the greatest recommendations of this variety is that the pips 

 are much above the ordinary size, and totally free from cupping, 

 being as flat as a shilling. I hail its appearance with pleasure, and 

 congratulate Mr. C. on his success in producing two such superior 

 varieties as Bertram and Britannia. Long may the seedling beds of 

 him and Mr. Riddle continue to produce such gems as the four fore- 

 going varieties ! 



Bernard's Formosa. 

 This variety was figured in the Cabinet some years ago, and on 

 trial I find it a strong and vigorous grower, the pips large and un- 

 commonly circular, the eye a fine pure yellow, the tube beautifully 

 elevated, and the ground colour a rich crimson when the corolla first 

 expands, but it soon changes to a dark brown, nearly approaching to 

 black. It is a noble and attractive flower for the eye of a judge, and 

 will no doubt be a winning flower for many years to come, although 

 it has a trifling fault, as the lace seems scarcely to reach the eye in 

 the middle of the " heart-shaped segments." Having grown two 

 strong plants this season, and observed that both trusses presented 

 the very same appearance, I think it probable that this is its general 

 character, in spite of which it will no doubt be a very formidable 

 antagonist for many years yet to come. 



Henderson's Prince Regent. 

 This is another pretty variety of the dark-ground class, and seems 

 only to be cultivated in Scotland, as I have not met with it in any of 



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